Awards, ratings, conclusion
DVdoctor.awards – none (there is still rather too much to be fixed)
DVdoctor.ratings – each out of 10
Liquid Edition 6 Pro
Features
8
Performance
8
Ease of use
8
Ease of installation
8
Value for money
9
Overall rating
82%
The Pro box proved to be a worthwhile enhancement to the Liquid Edition software, and very stable, too. Although, significant question marks remain over sync problems with analogue capture more than two months after our initial tests were carried out, it does look as though the pending 6.1 updater will resolve those, and, hopefully, some other audio issues as well.
The Liquid Edition 6 software itself is hugely impressive, though does require a very powerful PC. V6 is a major upgrade to Liquid Edition and will appeal to all existing users. Given that the software version is just £300, many newcomers may be tempted, too.
But things are far from perfect – the multi-cam editor and surround-sound tools could be more user-friendly (and may not be sorted out in the 6.1 update), and we’d like to see the main missing pro features added to DVD authoring interface. But, LE6 is one of the best editors out there and its interface is no less tactile than before, even in its new novice-friendly clothing. And, with the promise of good HDV support to come, things can only get better.
Peter Wells
